Chapter 1293: Chapter 1293

Li Ming squinted slightly, the information channels and aggregation capabilities of the Black Hole Network are indeed terrifying.

Li Ming said lightly, "In that case, please continue to keep an eye on the Empire."

The Black Hole Network was silent for a moment before a voice came through: "Okay."

Next was the discussion of the specific details of the cooperation, starting with the priority of various goods and the issue of commissions.

These matters were left for Mikhail to discuss; Li Ming did not waste time and went offline directly.

The surrounding azure light faded away, and Li Ming murmured softly.

Initially, he didn’t pay much attention to the happenings within the Empire.

But now it seemed there might be significant secrets involved. Assimilating a civilization is no simple matter, and the difficulty of assimilating an Empire Level Civilization is unimaginable.

However, he might not be averse to trying.

Unfortunately, with memory screening devices in place, it’s challenging to infiltrate the higher or even top echelons of an Empire Level Civilization.

Thus, related information is almost impossible to disseminate.

If not for the Black Hole Network, even the fact that a prince had been deposed, something not insignificant, would be virtually unknown to the outside world.

"Even if you ask Abel now, you’re likely to get nothing."

"This guy, while his bottom line has dropped quite a bit, is still..." Li Ming shook his head and glanced at the time. There were still five days until the High-level Life Form Union meeting convened by Anduin.

Putting his thoughts in order, he continued to develop the Genetic Seed.

Five days passed in a flash, and the High-level Life Form Union meeting was held as scheduled.

When Li Ming descended, most of the people had already arrived.

"Lord Azure Dragon..." On the council seat, everyone greeted him.

Li Ming responded one by one, and while waiting for others to descend, he idly opened the contribution task page within the organization.

The virtual screen popped up, with names neatly arranged, the top spot occupied by the former Vice Chairman—Perkins, with 735 points.

Depending on the urgency and the price to be paid, the contribution tasks within the organization are ranked from high to low as X, S, A, B, C level.

However, even the lowest C-level inevitably involves X Level Life Form, though perhaps limited to negotiations or mediations, which might just cost a few words.

The highest S-level generally involves a kill level action.

Subsequently, Li Ming made adjustments where points were merely auxiliary, and every contribution task required the issuer to provide additional rewards.

It was precisely because of the existence of this contribution list that a strong subjective initiative was stimulated, greatly promoting the trend of integration within the High-level Life Form Union.

The vast majority of troubles faced by the members could almost be solved by publishing a contribution task.

Many seemingly tricky issues could be easily resolved by one or two X Level Life Forms.

A trend of mutual interdependence was unavoidable.

Seeing almost everyone had arrived, Anduin raised his hand to signal for calm, then said, "This time, the reason for gathering everyone, you should all know by now."

"Blood Knight—Kuzan, recently blood sacrificed several life planets to create Mad Blood Battleships, an enormous crime. Such a high-level life form is useless except for destabilizing the interstellar stability, so I suggest a joint pursuit."

There was no special reaction to the killing of an X Level Life Form.

It’s not the first time, and the targets are generally those who have committed serious interstellar crimes and are unqualified to join the High-level Life Form Union.

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"Blood Knight’s strength is quite impressive, with an energy level reportedly near 1000X. His subordinate Mad Blood Fleet is rather unique, being non-corporeal warships, coming and going without a trace..."

"What’s the use of that? Dozens of people could surround him, each landing a punch to finish him off."

The attendees discussed quite casually. This was Anduin’s proposal, which required a vote.

The voting results were mixed but mostly in favor.

Anduin nodded unsurprisingly, "The proposal is passed. As per usual, killing an X Level Life Form is evaluated as an S-level contribution task. Upon success, participants are awarded one hundred points."

"Anyone willing to go, please contact me soon. If there are no additional proposals, feel free to discuss amongst yourselves."

Li Ming remained silent, quietly observing.

Free discussion time was allowed because several participants didn’t leave immediately after prior meetings, opting instead to stay and exchange information in the meeting hall.

Information one might not care about might be valuable to others.

Over time, there came to be this discussion time for information exchange.

Upon hearing those words, the surrounding voices grew chaotic, and every X Level Life Form utilized their multitasking abilities to capture all voices and filter out useful information.

This time, however, Li Ming did not go offline early but remained seated in the Chairman’s position, causing some to cast curious glances his way.

Voices swept past his ears,

Soon, Li Ming filtered out the information he wanted to hear.

"...Recently acquired a batch of quality assets from the Empire’s internal from a fleeing noble official, making a small profit..."

"You also encountered fleeing noble official?" Someone looked over in surprise.

"...I have a few individuals contacting me too..."

Finding commonality, more people joined, and with the exchange of information among the attendees, everyone realized a fact—

The Empire’s noble officials were fleeing on a large scale.

"...This scale seems larger than when Adam dealt with the Lower House, they’re planning something big..."

Most had ceased discussing other information, now focusing on the internal affairs of the Empire.

"Adam is ruthless, repeatedly using such massive moves, isn’t he afraid of causing great turbulence..."

"You’re wrong, Adam isn’t planning a big move, he’s selecting the next Holy Emperor."

Suddenly, a slightly indifferent voice cut through, instantly overpowering others.

The entire meeting hall gradually fell silent, looking toward the speaker.

Could someone truly know the inside story?

Li Ming couldn’t help but look up; it was an inconspicuous X Level Life Form.

For X Level Life Forms, "inconspicuous" was slightly derogatory, yet among the over two hundred X Level Life Forms present, it was true.

His position in the highest row of the members’ seat indicated that he joined recently.

Ettore, an X Level Life Form nurtured by a civilization in the Sea of Stars, had not yet embarked on the Ultimate Path, and his energy level was less than two hundred. He didn’t seem someone who should know about this.

Without needing Li Ming to speak, someone asked the question he wanted to know, with skepticism, "Ettore, where did you get this information?"

"Did Adam call you?" someone added, eliciting sparse laughter.

"You shouldn’t dismiss it." Despite the skepticism, Ettore paid no heed, "The accuracy of this information is over 80%, for some unknown reason, Adam inexplicably started choosing an inheritor."

"The task difficulty is reportedly terrifyingly high."

Someone murmured, "The Holy Emperor of the Empire usually only begins choosing an inheritor near the end of his life; what is Adam doing, is he about to die?"

"Even if you die, he won’t be able to die, maybe he’s preparing for a rainy day." Someone added.

"But this is too early, it’s no good for the inheritor, they’ll certainly become a target for everyone."

"Maybe he fears suddenly being taken out..."

"Take out Adam? The whole Universe..." Someone didn’t finish their sentence, and then the surrounding sounds became silent.

Everyone knew what they intended to say, "Nobody in the entire Universe could take out Adam."

Yet, everyone also knew why they stopped, for the sole possibility sat below them.

Glances swept over Azure Dragon; no one dwelled on the topic, opting to skip it tacitly.